Table 2.
Interest in network activities (moderate & high interest only)
| Number (Percentage) of respondents indicating moderate & high interest | |||||
| Network activity |
Category 1 Non-participants |
Category 2 Participants |
Category 3 Managers/Trainers |
Category 4 Academics |
Total All respondents |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Total number in categories | 18 (100) | 24 (100) | 28 (100) | 18 (100) | 88 (100) |
| Events | |||||
| Short courses (2–3 hrs) | 11 (61) | 18 (75) | 24 (86) | 5 (28) | 58 (66) |
| Advanced courses (up to 2 days) | 9 (50) | 15 (63) | 14 (50) | 12 (67) | 50 (57) |
| Writing workshop (8 × 1 hr) | 7 (39) | 11 (46) | 13 (46) | 6 (33) | 37 (42) |
| State conference | 8 (44) | 13 (54) | 18 (64) | 13 (72) | 52 (59) |
| Networking opportunities | |||||
| Networking in general | 9 (50) | 13 (54) | 14 (50) | 13 (72) | 49 (56) |
| Special interest groups | 6 (33) | 14 (58) | 14 (50) | 11 (61) | 45 (51) |
| Journal club | 4 (22) | 8 (33) | 5 (18) | 6 (33) | 23 (26) |
| Bulletin board/discussion forum | 8 (44) | 7 (29) | 10 (36) | 4 (22) | 29 (33) |
| Email list server | 8 (44) | 13 (54) | 19 (68) | 12 (67) | 52 (59) |
| Mentoring – receiving | 6 (33) | 14 (58) | 12 (43) | 10 (56) | 42 (48) |
| Mentoring – giving | 1 (6) | 5 (21) | 5 (18) | 6 (33) | 17 (19) |
| Website links e.g. training, funding, resources, primary health care journals | 12 (67) | 16 (67) | 20 (71) | 13 (72) | 61 (69) |